Professional Documents
Culture Documents
THIS AGREEMENT is made this 22nd day of May 2016, by and among:
- and –
RECITALS
The Existing Shareholders wish to enter into this Agreement for the
purpose of transferring the shares in the capital stock of the Company
under the name of Arthur Go to the Investor, and regulating certain
matters in connection with the business and affairs thereof and their
respective relationships with each other.
1.1 The parties hereto acknowledge that the Company has an authorized
capital of Five Hundred Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand
Philippine Pesos (Php 512,500,000.00), consisting of Five Million One
Hundred Twelve Thousand shares (5,125,000) with par value of One
Hundred Pesos (Php100.00) each. The subscribed and paid-up shall be
as follows:
1.3 In view of this, the Existing Shareholders agree to sell 50% of issued
share capital of Allied Company, Inc. under the name of Arthur Go to the
Investor, Mr. George Sy.
2. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2.1. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the number of Directors of the
Company (“Board of Directors”) shall be Five (5) and the Board of
Directors shall manage, supervise and control the affairs of the
Company.
2.4. Each of the Parties shall cause the election of the nominees to the Board
of Directors by casting their votes in favor of the nominees.
2.5. Each Party, subject to the procedures under the Corporation Code, shall
be entitled to remove any director it has nominated. Each Party shall also
be entitled to nominate a new Director to take the place of its nominee
who is removed or vacates his office for any cause.
3. DISPOSAL OF SHARES
3.1. Neither of the Parties shall mortgage, pledge, encumber nor otherwise
create a security interest over the shares of the Company, without the
prior written consent of the other.
3.2. If any shareholder (the “Prospective Seller”) hereto desires to transfer all
or part of the Prospective Seller’s shareholding in the Company, the
Prospective Seller shall first offer to sell such shares to the other
stockholders (Prospective Buyers). The Prospective Seller shall give
Prospective Buyers written notice of the first offer, indicating therein the
number of shares which the Prospective seller proposes to sell. In each
case, the Prospective Buyers shall have a period of 60 days to indicate in
writing their interest in purchasing the shares offered to them.
The Prospective Buyer shall have a period of 30 days after written notice
from the Prospective Seller of the price for the shares determined in
accordance with the above paragraph to notify the Prospective Seller in
writing of the Prospective Buyer’s exercise of the first offer as regards all
of the shares offered.
In the event that all Prospective Buyers either fail to indicate interest in
purchasing the shares offered to them or fail to accept the offer of such
shares, the Prospective Seller may sell such unaccepted shares to a third
party or parties who shall be approved by the Board of Directors of the
Corporation, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld;
provided however that (a) the price shall be no more favourable than that
determined in accordance herewith and the sale shall be made within 30
days following the expiration of the 60-day period specified herein, and
(b) the Prospective Seller shall obtain a written undertaking from the
purchaser to be bound as a party.
3.3. The restrictions in this Section shall not apply to qualifying shares held
by representative Directors of any of the Parties.
4. DIVIDEND
5. RIGHT OF INSPECTION
5.1. Either party shall have the right to inspect the books and records of the
Company regarding all its business transactions and minutes of
meetings, and to obtain a copy of its financial statements or other
financial information in accordance with Sections 74 and 75 of the
Corporation Code of the Philippines.
6. LIQUIDATING DIVIDEND
6.1. Upon its dissolution, the Company shall distribute its assets to the
Parties by way of liquidating dividend, in proportion to the amount of
their investment in the Company.
7. CONFIDENTIALITY
7.1. Each of the Parties hereto shall hold in strict confidence this Agreement
and all information, data and documentation received by one party from
the other or the Company in connection with the transactions
contemplated under this Agreement, and shall not divulge or disclose
any of them without the prior written consent of the other party.
7.2. The Parties undertake not to release any publicity with respect to this
Agreement, the Company or the transactions contemplated hereunder
without the prior written approval of the other party.
8.1. This Agreement, shall be binding upon the parties and their successors
and personal representatives while any of the provisions of this
Agreement remain to be performed and observed.
a. In respect of the obligations of any party that had accrued but not
been discharged prior to its so ceasing;
9. FURTHER UNDERTAKINGS
9.1. The Parties hereto undertake to execute such documents as the other
party may reasonably request from the other for the purpose of
implementing the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
10. MISCELLANEOUS
This Agreement, and the rights and obligations under this Agreement are
personal to the Parties, their successors and assigns.
10.1. All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this
Agreement or in connection therewith shall be in writing and shall be
addressed to the address stated above or such other address as may be
notified by a party to the other in writing. Such notice shall be given
sufficiently if delivered by hand, post or sent by prepaid registered
airmail, or recorded airmail, by telex authenticated by answer-back code
or by telefax transmission or email as set forth above. Any notice
dispatched in conformity with this clause shall be deemed to have been
effected in the case of delivery by hand on the same day, in the case of
prepaid registered airmail ten (10) days after dispatch of such notice, in
the case of telex five (5) days after the dispatch of such notice and in the
case of telefax and email on the same day.
10.2. This Agreement hereto constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties
with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and supersedes any
commitments or agreements, written or verbal, that the Parties hereto
may have had.
Existing Shareholders:
GEORGE SY
Investor
SIGNED IN THE PRESENCE OF:
___________________________________ ___________________________________
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
All known to me to be the same persons who executed the forgoing instrument
and acknowledged the same to be their free and voluntary act and deed and
that of the respective corporation/s which they represent.